DJ Khaled

Musical artist Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known for his stage name DJ Khaled , is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami -based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad . In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album . Following were We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), and Victory (2010). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South .

Musical artist Khaled Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled , is an American record producer, radio personality, rapper, DJ and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami -based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad . In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album . He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), We the Best Forever (2011), Kiss the Ring (2012) and Suffering from Success (2013). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South and he is also the CEO and founder of We the Best Music Group . Currently, he hosts the weeknight program TakeOver on Miami -based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow host K. Foxx; Khaled states that he has worked for the station professionally since 2003. Early in his career, he DJed for a south Florida regional station Power 96.5 FM. In 1998, Khaled worked as a DJ for M Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show . From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk by Fabolous , True Story by Terror Squad , All or Nothing by Fat Joe , and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe.

American DJ, record producer, author, media personality, and record executive from Louisiana Khaled Mohamed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled , is an American DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer, and media personality. Born in New Orleans , Louisiana , Khaled first gained prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on Miami hip hop station 99 Jamz . His popularity later prompted hip hop group Terror Squad to hire Khaled as the DJ for their live performances. After gaining some production credits on the group's material, Khaled then transitioned into curating albums, releasing his debut studio album Listennn... the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed that up with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single " I'm So Hood ". His subsequent two releases — We Global (2008) and Victory (2010) — were released after the founding of Khaled's record label We the Best Music Group . Both albums charted within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 , with the latter containing the single " All I Do Is Win ", which was eventually certified triple platinum. His fifth studio album We the Best Forever (2011) also saw similar commercial success, and helped bring Khaled to international prominence, as it featured the song " I'm on One ", which became his first top ten hit. His sixth and seventh album, Kiss the Ring (2012) and Suffering from Success (2013), charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200, and his eighth studio album, I Changed a Lot (2015), peaked at number 12. In 2015 and early 2016, Khaled gained worldwide attention as a media personality, and subsequently attained a large following on social media. This foresaw the release of his ninth studio album Major Key in 2016. The album attained wholesale critical and commercial success; it debuted atop the Billboard 200, it was certified gold, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album . He released his tenth studio album, Grateful , in 2017, which contained the singles " I'm the One " and " Wild Thoughts ", which charted at number one and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , respectively. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and was also certified platinum. His eleventh album, Father of Asahd , was released in 2019; it peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. Outside of music, Khaled has also gained success as a writer, with his book The Keys featuring on the New York Times Best Seller list . He has also featured as an actor, starring in Spies in Disguise (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). "DJ Khaled on Roc Nation" . 2017.

American DJ and record producer (born 1975) Not to be confused with DJ Khalil , Khaled , or Khalid . Khaled Mohammed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), known professionally as DJ Khaled , is an American DJ, record producer, and record executive. Originally a Miami -based radio hype man , Khaled has become known for his extensive curation of high-profile music industry artists and producers to record singles or albums. His distinctions are his booming voice presence, "motivational" abstractions, and numerous catchphrases . While his musical contribution is often questioned, Khaled's role has been widely described as "organization, direction, [and] promotion". Khaled first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz , and translated his popularity by working with hip hop collective Terror Squad as a DJ for their live performances. After gaining production credits on the group's material, Khaled independently released his debut album, Listennn... the Album in 2006. His second album, We the Best (2007), spawned the top 20 single " I'm So Hood " (featuring T-Pain , Trick Daddy , Rick Ross and Plies ). His two subsequent releases — We Global (2008) and Victory (2010) — charted within the top ten of the Billboard 200 , with the latter containing the single " All I Do Is Win " (featuring T-Pain, Ludacris , Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross), which was eventually certified triple platinum . His fifth studio album We the Best Forever (2011) saw similar commercial success, and helped bring Khaled to mainstream prominence as it contained the single " I'm on One " (featuring Drake , Rick Ross and Lil Wayne ), which became his first top ten hit. His following three albums, Kiss the Ring (2012), Suffering from Success (2013), and I Changed a Lot (2015), were released to moderate commercial and critical reception. In 2015 and 2016, Khaled gained wider recognition as a media personality and Internet meme due to his activity on social media. This foresaw the release of his ninth studio album Major Key (2016), which saw further critical and commercial success as it debuted at number one the Billboard 200, and yielded his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album . His tenth album Grateful (2017), became his second consecutive number-one album and was preceded by his most successful singles to date: " I'm the One " (featuring Justin Bieber , Quavo , Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne ) and " Wild Thoughts " (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller ), both peaked at number one and number two respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 . His eleventh album, Father of Asahd (2019), contained the song " Higher " (featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend ) which won Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ; Khaled's first Grammy Award win. He released his eponymous twelfth album in 2021, which also peaked the Billboard 200, along with his thirteenth album, God Did the following year. Outside of music, Khaled has gained success as a writer, with his book The Keys featuring on the New York Times Best Seller list . He has also featured as an actor, appearing in Spies in Disguise (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). His own record label, We the Best Music Group , would release his projects since its formation in 2008, but Khaled would also go on to sign other artists to the imprint including Ace Hood , Kent Jones , Flipp Dinero , and Vado , among others.